5 days ago · In this excerpt, we follow Bruce Meyers down to Mexico, where the Manx not only sets a record, it inspires a whole racing movement. —Elana Scherr The Meyers Manx buggy launched in 1964 to ...

The Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small, two-passenger, recreational kit car designed and marketed by California engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers[1] and manufactured by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971.

Nov 2, 2020 · Hot rodder Bruce Meyers was the brains behind the oft-copied off-road buggy known as the Meyers Manx. Elana Scherr takes readers through the history of the beloved four-wheeler and the man who...

The Meyer’s Manx (which by the way was named after the tail-less wild cat) became dominant in the sand races and unofficially monikered the Dune Buggy. In 1967, it won Mexico’s Baja 1000. Meyer’s Manx is a kit car therefore, each one is different from the other.

May 17, 2021 · To really understand why two guys would race a Manx in Baja, we need to turn the pages back to 1967. The Manx was the car that started it all. Bruce Meyers (on right), who created the Manx...

Oct 9, 2017 · Ironically, Meyers recalls that roughly 50 of the 68 cars starting the race were VW-based, including numerous Meyers Manx dune buggies, and a Manx driven by Vic Wilson and Ted Mangels earned victory with a time of 27 hours and 38 minutes.

Nov 17, 2023 · Kit car that allowed you the fun and run of your imagination. This is an early Manx, Chassis # 1436707, one of the first 2,500 produced. Fitted with many desirable period-correct accessories. Southern California native Bruce Meyers grew up …

Mar 28, 2023 · Notable Baja-based event will highlight Manx history and newly remastered buggy kits. Meyers Manx is going back in time, signing on to become the presenting sponsor of the National Offroad Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican 1000 offroad race, which it won in 1967 — by five hours.

A small recreational type automobile, the Meyers Manx dune buggy was designed with desert racing in mind. The Manx was introduced in 1964 and into 1965 at Meyers Fountain Valley, California Company, B.F. Meyers & Co. in the form of car kits that were applied to shortened chassis of VW Beetles.

Mar 27, 2024 · This year's race is particularly momentous, marking the enthusiastic participation of the Manx Club, alongside a historic entry driven by Jim Chamberlain, the builder of the 1967 Baja 1000 winning Manx, and Bruce Meyers' grandson, Jagger Meyers, commemorating a full-circle moment in off-road history.